Middle English Dictionary Entry
wacste n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wacste n. |
| Etymology | Perh. from OE weaxan & ME -th(e suf.; cp. OI vöxtr, OHG wahst. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. wastme n.
1.
The quality of having grown or increased, might, power.
Associated quotations
- a1225 Lamb.Hom.Creed (Lamb 487)77 : Þe fader is ine þe sune on þre wise: On wacste [Trin.Hom.Creed 19: westme], for he is muchel and mihti ouer alle þing; On wlite, for sunne and mone þostreþ for his fairnesse; On þewe, for he is ful of alle godnesse.